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Eddie Murphy
Born 3 April 1961, in Brooklyn, New York
Wise words: "The advice I would give to someone is to not take anyone's advice."
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Eddie Murphy - news / articles
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Murphy quits as Oscars host following Ratner's resignation -
9 November 2011
-Eddie Murphy has quit as Oscars host a day after pal Brett Ratner resigned as the big event's producer.-The Rush Hour director stepped down over a homophobic slur he made during a movie question-and-answer session last week (04Nov11) and now the funnyman Ratner signe
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Murphy: 'I don't own an island' -
3 November 2011
-Funnyman Eddie Murphy is laughing off reports he has bought an island in the Bahamas, insisting the story has been embellished by local tour guides.-The Dreamgirls star claims enterprising tour officials have been lying about his make-believe property for years.- He
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Barrymore and Murphy are Hollywood's most overpaid -
3 November 2011
-Drew Barrymore and Eddie Murphy have been named and shamed as the most overpaid actors in Hollywood.-The Forbes.com poll suggests Barrymore's recent movies have generated a return of just £0.25 for every £0.63 she is paid by film studio bosses, thanks to bo
Eddie Murphy - what members say
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Murphy in America 21 November 2004
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You're only as old as the movies you watch! 28 November 2003
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Banana in my tailpipe 2 June 2004
Eddie Murphy - filmography
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Tower Heist
(2011)
Starring: Téa Leoni, Eddie Murphy, Ben Stiller
Director: Brett Ratner
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When a group of hard working guys find out they've fallen victim to a wealthy business man's Ponzi scheme, they conspire to rob his high-rise residence.
 
66%
from 188 members
Not available for rental
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Imagine That
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Thomas Haden Church, Yara Shahidi
Director: Karey Kirkpatrick
Certificate: 
Before he found himself standing in front of his friends' house yelling for his daughter's purple security blanket in the middle of the night, Evan Danielson was just your average financial wizard--focused, successful and driven. But, when his daughter introduced him to the princesses and their ..read more »
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from 4,257 members
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Meet Dave
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Elizabeth Banks, Gabrielle Union
Director: Brian Robbins
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A massive fireball from space hits New York's Central Park and an ordinary man emerges unscathed. The man turns out to be a spaceship operated by 100 human-looking aliens who are one-quarter inch tall and seeking a way to save their planet; complications ensue when their captain falls in love with ..read more »
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from 14,207 members
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Norbit - HD
(2007)
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Thandie Newton, Cuba Gooding Snr.
Director: Brian Robbins
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Norbit (Eddie Murphy) is a shy fellow, raised by Mr. Wong (Eddie Murphy again) in a combination orphanage/Chinese restaurant in Boiling Springs, Tennessee. As a child, Norbit comes to love Kate, a fellow orphan, but the soulmates are separated when Kate is adopted. Enter Rasputia, an aggressive, ..read more »
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from 312 members
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Shrek the Third
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz
Director: Chris Miller, Raman Hui
Certificate: 
Watch now: Unavailable
When his new father-in-law, King Harold (John Cleese) falls ill, Shrek (Mike Myers) is looked at as the heir to the land of Far, Far Away. Not one to give up his beloved swamp, Shrek recruits his friends Donkey (Eddie Murphy) and Puss in Boots (Antonio Banderas) to install the rebellious Artie (..read more »
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from 57,715 members
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Shrek the Third - HD
(2007)
Starring: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz
Director: Chris Miller, Raman Hui
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In the third installment of the wildly popular SHREK series of computer-animated movies, everyone's favorite hygienically challenged green ogre (voiced by Mike Myers) faces both parental and royal responsibility when his wife, Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz), finds out that she is pregnant and that ..read more »
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from 1,372 member
Not currently released
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Norbit - Blu-ray
(2007)
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Thandie Newton, Cuba Gooding Snr.
Director: Brian Robbins
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Norbit (Eddie Murphy) is a shy fellow, raised by Mr. Wong (Eddie Murphy again) in a combination orphanage/Chinese restaurant in Boiling Springs, Tennessee. As a child, Norbit comes to love Kate, a fellow orphan, but the soulmates are separated when Kate is adopted. Enter Rasputia, an aggressive, ..read more »
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from 1,401 member
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Shrek the Third - Blu-ray
(2007)
Starring: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz
Director: Chris Miller, Raman Hui
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
In the third installment of the wildly popular SHREK series of computer-animated movies, everyone's favorite hygienically challenged green ogre (voiced by Mike Myers) faces both parental and royal responsibility when his wife, Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz), finds out that she is pregnant and that ..read more »
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from 2,247 members
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Dreamgirls - Blu-ray
(2006)
Starring: Beyonce Knowles, Danny Glover, Jennifer Hudson
Director: Bill Condon
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Set in 1960s Detroit, DREAMGIRLS follows the commercial and cultural struggles of the R? recording industry, through the rise of the Dreamettes (later shortened to just the Dreams) from backup singers to headlining international superstars. The trio--Deena (Beyonce Knowles), Effie (Jennifer Hudson),..read more »
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from 1,342 member
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Dreamgirls - HD
(2006)
Starring: Beyonce Knowles, Danny Glover, Jennifer Hudson
Director: Bill Condon
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Set in 1960s Detroit, DREAMGIRLS follows the commercial and cultural struggles of the R? recording industry, through the rise of the Dreamettes (later shortened to just the Dreams) from backup singers to headlining international superstars. The trio--Deena (Beyonce Knowles), Effie (Jennifer Hudson),..read more »
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from 295 members
Not currently released
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Shrek 2
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz
Director: Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, Conrad Vernon
Certificate:
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After returning from their honeymoon and showing "home movies" to their friends, Shrek and Fiona learn Fiona's parents have heard their daughter has married her true love and wish to meet the husband and invite him to their kingdom, called Far Far Away. The catch? Fiona's parents are unaware of the ..read more »
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from 84,349 members
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The Haunted Mansion - Blu-ray
(2003)
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Terence Stamp, Nathanial Parker
Director: Rob Minkoff
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Eddie Murphy stars in this spooky, CGI-packed Disney film, based on the famous Disney World attraction. He plays Jerry, a workaholic estate agent who interrupts his family's vacation to check out a remote mansion that's for sale. But soon he and his family are trapped in the haunted house and are ..read more »
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from 416 members
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Daddy Day Care
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Steve Zahn, Jeff Garlin
Director: Steve Carr
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Advertising executive Charlie Hinton (Eddie Murphy) leads an idyllic suburban life with his wife, Kim (Regina King), and adorable 4-year-old son, Ben (Khamani Griffin). But when Charlie and his buddy, Phil (Jeff Garlin) are let go from their jobs and can no longer afford to send their offspring to ..read more »
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from 10,704 members
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The Haunted Mansion
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Terence Stamp, Nathanial Parker
Director: Rob Minkoff
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Eddie Murphy stars in this spooky, CGI-packed Disney film, based on the famous Disney World attraction. He plays Jerry, a workaholic estate agent who interrupts his family's vacation to check out a remote mansion that's for sale. But soon he and his family are trapped in the haunted house and are ..read more »
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from 15,364 members
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Showtime
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Robert De Niro, Eddie Murphy
Director: Tom Dey
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SHOWTIME deftly combines clever satire and explosive action, taking the buddy cop movie in a new direction. Robert De Niro stars as Mitch Preston, a no-nonsense detective who makes headlines when he shoots the television camera right out of the hands of a meddlesome photographer during a bust. The ..read more »
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from 3,350 members
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I Spy
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Owen Wilson, Gary Cole
Director: Betty Thomas
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Special agent Alex Scott and middleweight world champion Kelly Robinson are reluctantly paired for a dangerous mission to recover the Switchblade, the U.S.'s latest and most technologically sophisticated reconnaissance aircraft. The prototype spy plane has fallen into the hands of a nefarious arms ..read more »
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from 5,992 members
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The Adventures Of Pluto Nash
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Randy Quaid, Rosario Dawson
Director: Ron Underwood
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Pluto Nash (Eddie Murphy) is the coolest guy on the moon in the year 2080. He is revered by street criminals for his former career as a smuggler of black market Earth goods, and he is admired by the upper crust for his success in running Club Pluto, the trendiest night spot in the city of Little ..read more »
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from 1,354 member
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Doctor Dolittle 2
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Kristen Wilson, Jeffrey Jones
Director: Steve Carr
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The sequel to Eddie Murphy's smash hit family comedy, DR DOLITTLE, will certainly not disappoint fans of the first film. Murphy returns as the doctor, who has now garnered some measure of fame for his communication abilities, at least among the animal kingdom. Dolittle is also dealing with his ..read more »
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from 5,767 members
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Shrek
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz
Director: Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson
Certificate:
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Set in a strange, colourful land populated by fairy tale characters, SHREK is a hilarious comedy that will win over audiences of children and adults alike. Shrek (voiced by Mike Myers) is a fearsome green ogre living in isolation in his own cosy little swamp. He is not receptive to visitors, and ..read more »
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from 69,145 members
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Shrek - 3D Blu-ray
(2001)
Starring: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz
Director: Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson
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Set in a strange, colourful land populated by fairy tale characters, SHREK is a hilarious comedy that will win over audiences of children and adults alike. Shrek (voiced by Mike Myers) is a fearsome green ogre living in isolation in his own cosy little swamp. He is not receptive to visitors, and ..read more »
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from 80 members
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Shrek - Blu-ray
(2001)
Starring: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz
Director: Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
Set in a strange, colourful land populated by fairy tale characters, SHREK is a hilarious comedy that will win over audiences of children and adults alike. Shrek (voiced by Mike Myers) is a fearsome green ogre living in isolation in his own cosy little swamp. He is not receptive to visitors, and ..read more »
82%
from 507 members
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The Nutty Professor 2 - The Klumps
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Janet Jackson, Larry Miller
Director: Peter Segal
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Everything is coming up roses for Professor Sherman Klump (Eddie Murphy). His fiancee, the equally brilliant Denise Gaines (pop music star Janet Jackson), loves him for his prodigious mind. Sherman's university has just been offered $150,000,000 for the radical new youth serum Sherman has developed...read more »
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from 5,806 members
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Life
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence, Obba Babatunde
Director: Ted Demme
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Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence team up for a prison comedy underlined by serious social commentary. Rayford Gibson (Murphy), an opportunistic con man, and Claude Banks (Lawrence), an ambitious bank teller, are complete opposites who cross paths in 1930s Harlem. In order to pay off their debts to ..read more »
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from 4,187 members
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Bowfinger
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy, Heather Graham
Director: Frank Oz
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In this Frank Oz film, washed-up director Bobby Bowfinger finds his dream movie script, but not the financing that will make the movie happen. Desperate, Bowfinger stalks and films famous action star Kit Ramsey reacting to his own oddball group of actors, making Kit the movie's hero without his ..read more »
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from 4,889 members
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Holy Man
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Jeff Goldblum, Kelly Preston
Director: Stephen Herek
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Comedy in which Jeff Goldblum's television executive is trying to boost the ratings of a home shopping channel. Into his life comes Eddie Murphy's self styled guru figure whose outrageous ways soon have the viewers tuning in.
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from 2,680 members
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Doctor Dolittle
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Ossie Davis, Oliver Platt
Director: Betty Thomas
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Three features. In 'Doctor Dolittle', a remake of the 1967 Richard Fleischer film of the same name, an animal doctor whose patients bark, squeal, and meow finds that he can suddenly understand his patients, which upsets the practice. Eddie Murphy updates the role as a San Francisco doctor who as a ..read more »
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from 8,075 members
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Metro
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Michael Rapaport, Michael Wincott
Director: Thomas Carter
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Hostage negotiator Scott Roper's wisecracking personality and devil-may-care manner might sometimes arouse the ire of his sergeant, but he's the only man for the job when a demented killer terrorizes the streets of San Francisco. A textbook role for Murphy, who also executive produces.
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from 1,520 member
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The Nutty Professor
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Jada Pinkett, Dave Chappelle
Director: Tom Shadyac
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Eddie Murphy stars as a grossly overweight chemistry professor in this update of the classic 1963 Jerry Lewis comedy. Eager to reinvent himself and ease his loneliness, the professor develops a potion that magically transforms him into a lean mean sex machine, capable of seducing any woman in sight...read more »
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from 9,678 members
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Vampire In Brooklyn
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Angela Bassett, Allen Payne
Director: Wes Craven
Certificate:
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Eddie Murphy is Maximillian, the last of a race of vampires from the Caribbean who travels to New York in search of Rita (Angela Bassett), an NYPD officer whom he considers to be the perfect woman to carry on his dying bloodline. Once he hits Gotham, Maximillian has a series of fish-out-of-water ..read more »
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from 2,067 members
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Beverly Hills Cop 3
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, Hector Elizondo
Director: John Landis
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Eddie Murphy is back as Axel Foley, the maverick detective who took Beverly Hills by storm. When a seemingly regular bust in Detroit uncovers a deadly underground operation, Axel heads to Los Angeles to corner the criminal leader. The corrupt headquarters of the killer happen to be Wonder World, an ..read more »
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from 9,645 members
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The Distinguished Gentleman
on DVD
(1992)
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Lane Smith, Sheryl Lee Ralph
Director: Jonathan Lynn
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Following the death of Senator Jeff Johnson, Florida conman Thomas Jefferson Johnson decides to put his name on the ballot papers and is elected into Congress. His plan to extort as much money as possible is hindered, however, when he meets political activist Celia Kirby...
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from 697 members
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Boomerang
on DVD
(1992)
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Robin Givens, Halle Berry
Director: Reggie Hudlin
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New York marketing exec Marcus Graham is a wolf in chic clothing, a ladies' man dedicated to life, liberty and the happiness of pursuit. But what goes around comes around...
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from 2,480 members
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Another 48 Hours
on DVD
(1990)
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Nick Nolte, Brion James
Director: Walter Hill
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Action-packed sequel to '48 Hours' which continues the story of light-fingered Reggie Hammond and cop Jack Cates, who team up together when they find themselves on a crime-lord's hit list.
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from 4,923 members
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Harlem Nights
on DVD
(1989)
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, Jasmine Guy
Director: Eddie Murphy
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Sugar Ray (Richard Pryor) became Quick's (Eddie Murphy) adopted father when an adolescent Quick saved his life. Twenty-five years later, in 1938, Ray runs the most popular club in Harlem, with Quick as his right-hand man. Before long, Bugsy, a white mobster (Michael Lerner) comes knocking for a ..read more »
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from 1,223 member
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Coming To America - HD
(1988)
Starring: Shari Headley, James Earl Jones, John Amos
Director: John Landis
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In this modern-day fairy tale, Eddie Murphy stars as a wealthy and pampered African prince who comes to America in search of a bride. Accompanied by his closest companion (Arsenio Hall), the prince heads to Queens, New York, where he quickly finds a job, new friends, new digs, new enemies, and more ..read more »
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from 118 members
Currently unavailable
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Coming To America
on DVD
(1988)
Starring: Eddie Murphy, James Earl Jones, Madge Sinclair
Director: John Landis
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In this modern-day fairy tale, Eddie Murphy stars as a wealthy and pampered African prince who comes to America in search of a bride. His destination, of course, is Queens, New York. Accompanied by his closest companion (Arsenio Hall), the Prince quickly finds a job, new friends, new digs, new ..read more »
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from 13,910 members
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Beverly Hills Cop 2
on DVD
(1987)
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, John Ashton
Director: Tony Scott
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In BEVERLY HILLS COP II, Eddie Murphy is back as Axel Foley, a resourceful Detroit detective who doesn't exactly play by the rules. When his friend Andrew Bogomil (Ronny Cox) is wounded in an event related to mysterious "alphabet crimes," Foley hightails it to California and reunites up with ..read more »
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from 12,460 members
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Eddie Murphy - Raw - The Concert Movie
on DVD
(1987)
Starring: Eddie Murphy
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Filmed live during two concerts at Madison Square Garden, Murphy is showcased in a series of comical celebrity impressions, observations on 1980's lifestyle, remembrances of his childhood and much more.
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from 3,848 members
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The Golden Child
on DVD
(1986)
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Charlotte Lewis, Charles Dance
Director: Michael Ritchie
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Eddie Murphy follows up his hot streak of BEVERLY HILLS COP and TRADING PLACES with this mystical action-comedy directed by Michael Ritchie. Murphy plays Chandler "Chan" Jarrell, a man who tracks down lost children for a living. When the beautiful Kee Nang (Charlotte Lewis), a Tibetan priestess, ..read more »
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from 6,073 members
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Beverly Hills Cop
on DVD
(1984)
Starring: Eddie Murphy, James Russo, Lisa Eichhorn
Director: Martin Brest
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Eddie Murphy rose to stardom as Axel Foley, a streetwise and brash young Detroit cop in this comic blockbuster that combined frenetic action, hysterical rough-edged comedy, and a chart-topping rock & roll soundtrack. When his best friend is murdered, Axel heads off to Beverly Hills in an effort to ..read more »
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from 20,109 members
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Best Defense
on DVD
(1984)
Starring: Dudley Moore, Eddie Murphy, Kate Capshaw
Director: Willard Huyck
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Wylie Cooper (Dudley Moore) is an Army engineer who is convinced a new super tank he designed bears some faulty equipment. T.M. Landry (Eddie Murphy) is an Army soldier who tests Cooper's tank in a combat zone in Kuwait two years later. The action cuts back and forth between the past and present as ..read more »
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from 513 members
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Beverly Hills Cop - Blu-ray
(1984)
Starring: Eddie Murphy, James Russo, Lisa Eichhorn
Director: Martin Brest
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Eddie Murphy rose to stardom as Axel Foley, a streetwise and brash young Detroit cop in this comic blockbuster that combined frenetic action, hysterical rough-edged comedy, and a chart-topping rock & roll soundtrack. When his best friend is murdered, Axel heads off to Beverly Hills in an effort to ..read more »
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from 271 members
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48 Hours - Blu-ray
(1983)
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Nick Nolte, Annette O'Toole
Director: Walter Hill
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A tough, super-jaded cop (Nick Nolte) springs a hard luck robber (Eddie Murphy) from jail for two days to help nab his former partners. They form a kind of friendship (based on mutual hatred) as they chase a trio of remorseless villains through the streets of San Francisco. Rounded characters and ..read more »
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from 369 members
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Trading Places
on DVD
(1983)
Starring: Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, Jamie Lee Curtis
Director: John Landis
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As the result of a bet between two wealthy commodities traders, the lifestyles of a street hustler (Eddie Murphy) and a blue-nosed employee (Dan Akroyd) of the brokerage are reversed. The innocent victims of the bet scramble to make it in their new foreign environments, with hysterical results. ..read more »
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from 21,266 members
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Eddie Murphy - Delirious
on DVD
(1983)
Starring: Eddie Murphy
Director: Bruce Gowers
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Strictly for adults, this video programme captures Eddie live in concert at Washington D.C.'s Constitutional Hall. Everything from unusual sexual fantasies to reliving the family barbecue is peppered with his singular brand of humour.
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from 3,590 members
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Trading Places - HD
(1983)
Starring: Dan Aykroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis, Don Ameche
Director: John Landis
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As the result of a bet between two wealthy commodities traders, the lifestyles of a street hustler (Eddie Murphy) and a successful stockbroker (Dan Akroyd) are reversed. The innocent victims of the bet scramble to make it in their new foreign environments, with hysterical results. Once they ..read more »
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from 113 members
Currently unavailable
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48 Hours
on DVD
(1983)
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Nick Nolte, Annette O'Toole
Director: Walter Hill
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A tough, super-jaded cop (Nick Nolte) springs a hard luck robber (Eddie Murphy) from jail for two days to help nab his former partners. They form a kind of friendship (based on mutual hatred) as they chase a trio of remorseless villains through the streets of San Francisco. Rounded characters and ..read more »
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from 7,590 members
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Saturday Night Live - Eddie Murphy
on DVD
Starring: Eddie Murphy
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In the early '80s, Saturday Night Live was coming back alive and the reason was Eddie Murphy. It's all here - Gumby, Buckwheat, Little Richard Simmons and a dip in James Brown's Hot Tub. Pay a visit to Mr. Robinson's Neighbourhood and see the best of Velvet Jones, Stevie Wonder, Solomon & Pudge and ..read more »
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from 24 members
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Eddie Murphy - The Best Of Saturday Nigh...
on DVD
Starring: Eddie Murphy
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Gumby, Buckwheat, Desmond Tutu, Stevie Wonder and James Brown are just some of the inspired impersonations on show in Saturday Night Live - The Best of Eddie Murphy. Before hitting the big time in Hollywood, Eddie Murphy was already one of the most accomplished comedic performers around, as ..read more »
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Eddie Murphy facts
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...Well. Eddie Murphy certainly proves what a truely talented person he is in this terrific family yarn.
Not only does he play the rich royal prince of Zamunda, he also pla...
